Hitachi G1500 - Supported Block Module Components; Supported Minimum Configuration Options

Item Description
4 8U space
Table 2 Supported block module components
Chassis Description
Maximum chassis / drives per system
Single-controller
system
Two-controller
system
Controller 10U x 1 controller 1 2
SFF 16U x 192 2.5-inch HDDs 6 / 1,152 12 / 2,304
LFF 16U x 96 3.5-inch HDDs 6 / 576 12 / 1152
FMD 8U x 48 FMDs 6 / 288 12 / 576
SFF / LFF SSDs 192
1
1,152
2
384
1
2,304
2
1
Maximum number in a standar
d performance conguration.
2
Maximum number in a high-performance conguration.
Table 3 Supported minimum conguration options
Number of VSD pairs 1 2 or 3 4 5 6 or 7 8
No. of controller
chassis
1 1 1 2 2 2
Min cache memory
(GB)
64 64 64 64 128 128
Cache backup kit 1 1 1 1 2 2
Front-end directors 1 1 1 1 1 1
Back-end directors 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of racks 1 1 1 1
1
1
1
1
1
Drive chassis
(SFF/LFF/FMD)
Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
1
Assumes both contr
ollers are housed in a single rack. T
wo separate racks are required
if the controllers are separately housed.
Storage system congurations and model list
Chapter 2: Storage system hardware overview
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